Mom Haiku #730 (1/8/26) Winter break flurries. So many paper snowflakes! Need cardboard shovels.

Mom Haiku #729 (1/7/26) Winter birthday themes: Coughs, colds and mystery bugs. Icy, cold and dark.

Mom Haiku #363 (1/6/25) Snuggled new baby while Jan. 6th and COVID raged. Postpartum hellscape. #January6th #January6thInsurrection

I think of this “Progress Parenting” episode every #January6th. Grateful for thoughtful conversations w/ @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and @sari.bsky.social about tough topics. And some room for hope and humor too

Mom Haiku #727 (1/5/26) Winter break sponsors: Paper, scissors, tape, TV, crackers, and fluids.

Mom Haiku #726 (1/4/26) Was it one flu bug, or bug…brief reprieve…new bug? Buggy either way.

Mom Haiku #724 (1/2/26) Mom picks what to watch. Kid whines, but smiles at our choice, “Mayor #Mamdani!”

Mom Haiku #723 (1/1/26) What’s your new year’s wish? “I wish for a shooting star.” Kid beams light and heat.

Mom Haiku #722 (12/31/25) The five-year-old says, “You’ll understand when you’re older.” Sage wisdom from young.

Mom Haiku #721 (12/30/25) Kid’s dinner review, “It feels like having ice cream on your hair….that’s good!”

Mom Haiku #720 (12/29/25) Winter break screen time interrupted by crafting homemade smartphones.

Mom Haiku #719 (12/28/25) Pause Daniel Tiger for OG Mister Rogers. Sick-day neighbor soothes.

Mom Haiku #718 (12/27/25) Eat up the winter. Feast upon fresh flakes only. Leave the rest to melt.

Mom Haiku #717 (12/26/25) We mark a milestone. “I turned a whole hand years old!” High fives all around.

Mom Haiku #716 (12/25/25) Dances in quiet to songs playing in her head. Learns the expressions.

Mom Haiku #715 (12/24/25) I’m making a list, checking it way more than twice, of teas I find nice.

Mom Haiku #714 (12/23/25) Mom, I love homework. Mom, I need more brussel sprouts. Kid, are you for real?

Mom Haiku #713 (12/22/25) Pilates movements deepen with #JeffBuckley songs. Work my cores with grace.

Mom Haiku #711 (12/20/25) Brush the kids’ hair smooth. She tries to comb my tangles. Time for my haircut.

Mom Haiku #710 (12/19/25) Read while I blow dry rain-soaked shoes as laundry hums my Friday night thrills.

Mom Haiku #709 (12/18/25) Yellow chariot seatbelt clips clank us in place atop bench seat thrones.

Mom Haiku #708 (12/17/25) The wheels on the bus transport parent chaperones all through nostalgia.

Mom Haiku #707 (12/16/25) School parent workshop. Learn skills for the kid to grow, and maybe me too.

Mom Haiku #706 (12/15/25) “Help me, I’m squish squashed.” Kid wriggles into our bed. Her own bed…empty.

Mom Haiku #705 (12/14/25) Our wreath celebrates #Christmas/#Hanukkah/#Kwanza. Tree worship for all!

Mom Haiku #704 (12/13/25) Spilled literal tea on my tote bag with pockets! Brew much to carry.

Mom Haiku #703 (12/12/25) My arms balance cups, flu shot twinge, cardboard box bulk, syllables…poorly.

Mom Haiku #702 (12/11/25) He…can…see…the…sun. Kid sounds out letters and words. She can read the sun.

Mom Haiku #701 (12/10/25) To write motherhood, pick the prompt that resonates. “Confusion”…clearly!

Mom Haiku #700 (12/9/25) “Mom, I smell ice cream!” “What does it smell like?” Sniffs and smiles, “Yummy!”

Mom Haiku #699 (12/9/25) Hug my hot matcha. Watch bold hands clutch iced coffee. I bow, but stay warm.

Mom Haiku #698 (12/7/25) Kid draws two monsters sharing flowers and cookies. Turns scary to sweet.

Mom Haiku #697 (12/6/25) December sun fades before afterschool pickup. Moonlight walks us home.

Mom Haiku #696 (12/5/25) Turns in her homework. Makes worksheets for her stuffies. Meet your new teacher.

Mom Haiku #695 (12/4/25) Stuffies say goodnight to each other at bedtime. Kid sleeps tight, and cute.

Mom Haiku #694 (12/3/25) Kid decrees her rule: “No boys are allowed to talk!” Her idea…I swear.

Mom Haiku #693 (12/2/25) Upstate delivers. “Oh my gosh, so many snow! One hundred pieces!”

Mom Haiku #691 (11/30/25) Kid shares birthday list, “You can buy gifts any time!… Did you two know that?”

Mom Haiku #690 (11/29/25) Kid loses board game with whimpers but no meltdowns. A win for us all.

Mom Haiku #689 (11/28/25) Won’t drink much water but feasts on fresh fallen snow. Kid hydration hack.

Mom Haiku #688 (11/27/25) “Don’t you move a peep!” Kid commands us to sit still. We shan’t squirm a sound.

Mom Haiku #687 (11/26/25) I escaped the germs, until both vectors shared snot. Fought hard; coughed harder.

Mom Haiku #686 (11/25/26) Give me back my brain! Lobes burned down to calculate what the kid might eat.

Mom Haiku #685 (11/24/25) Daily homework whines, until school holiday break. Kid begs for worksheets!

Mom Haiku #684 (11/23/25) Kids can share their toys, but drivers can’t share OUR roads!?!? Back to pre-k, jerks!

Mom Haiku #683 (11/22/25) “Let’s pretend we’re tired!” Kid and I slump on the couch. Method actor mom.

Mom Haiku #682 (11/21/25) Finish the damn book! (H)aiku-ountability for book club deadlines.

Mom Haiku #681 (11/20/25) I’m grown up enough to chaperone school field trips. When did I get big?

Mom Haiku #680 (11/19/25) Add “s” to “mother,” get smothered, breathlessly ask, what about “sfather”?

Mom Haiku #679 (11/18/25) Tuck into my thrills, audiobooks to Zumba, ears and limbs dancing.